Metagross counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Metagross
#0376 Metagross
SteelPsychic
USAGE 1.9% #63
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 135
DEF 130
SPA 95
SPD 90
SPE 70
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Psychic
0×
Poison
Moves
Earthquake 60.8% Bolt Strike 54.3% Bitter Blade 51.4% Behemoth Blade 49.0% Mortal Spin 35.8% Behemoth Bash 31.4% Bullet Punch 28.5% Agility 17.9%
Items
Assault Vest 38.5% Weakness Policy 24.5% Choice Band 20.3% Leftovers 4.4% Focus Sash 3.8% Air Balloon 2.4% Rocky Helmet 2.4% Life Orb 2.1%
Common Teammates
Thundurus-Therian39.7%Thundurus36.3%Primarina31.2%Iron Crown29.0%Serperior28.8%Greninja23.7%Hydreigon20.9%Mimikyu19.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #63 with 1.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.